This is a list of airlines in operation that offer regular (usually scheduled) service to paying passengers from the general public. This list includes some airlines that offer charter service on a regular basis between fixed destinations. It also includes some airlines in the process of formation, planning to embark upon their maiden voyage soon.
Defunct airlines are listed instead at list of defunct airlines.
List of airlines includes all airlines, including cargo, charter, and corporate carriers not listed here.
List of airlines
Africa
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Algeria
Air Algérie
Air Express Algeria
Star Aviation
Tassili Airlines
Angola
AeroJet
Airjet Exploracao Aerea de Carga
Angola Air Charter
Fly Angola
Heli Malongo Airways
Serviços Executivos Aéreos de Angola
TAAG Angola Airlines
Benin
Benin Airlines
Botswana
Air Botswana
Mack Air
Wilderness Air
Burkina Faso
Air Burkina
Burundi
Burundi Airlines
Cameroon
Air Leasing Cameroon
Camair-Co
Section Liaison Air Yaoundé
Cape Verde
Cabo Verde Airlines
Bestfly Cabo Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Airways
FlyCAA
Gomair
Republic of the Congo
Canadian Airways Congo
Trans Air Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Air Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Air Djibouti
Daallo Airlines
Egypt
Air Cairo
Alexandria Airlines
AlMasria Universal Airlines
AMC Aviation
EgyptAir
FlyEgypt
Nesma Airlines
Nile Air
Red Sea Airlines
Sky Vision Airlines
Equatorial Guinea
CEIBA Intercontinental
Cronos Airlines
Eritrea
Eswatini
Eswatini Air
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines
National Airways
Gabon
AfriJet
The Gambia
Ghana
Africa World Airlines
Passion Air
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
See the section titled "Côte d'Ivoire" above.
Kenya
African Express Airways
AirKenya
Eastafrican
Freedom Airline Express
I-Fly Air
Jambojet
Kenya Airways
Mombasa Air Safari
Renegade Air
Safarilink Aviation
Skyward Express
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Afriqiyah Airways
Air Libya
Berniq Airways
Buraq Air
Crown Airlines
Fly OYA
Ghadames Air
Global Air
Libyan Airlines
Libyan Wings
Medsky Airways
Madagascar
Madagascar Airlines
Malawi
Malawian Airlines
Mali
Sky Mali
Mauritania
Mauritania Airlines
Mauritius
Air Mauritius
Morocco
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc Express
Mozambique
LAM Mozambique Airlines
Namibia
FlyNamibia
Niger
Niger Airlines
Nigeria
Aero Contractors
Air Peace
Air Peace Hopper
Arik Air
Azman Air
Binani Air (in formation)
Dana Air
Green Africa Airways
Ibom Air
Max Air
Overland Airways
Rano Air
United Nigeria Airlines
ValueJet
XE Jet
Réunion
Air Austral
Rwanda
RwandAir
São Tomé and Príncipe
STP Airways
Senegal
Air Senegal
Transair
Seychelles
Air Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Daruro Airline
Halla Airlines
Jubba Airways
Saacid Airlines
Salaam Air Express
South Africa
Airlink
CemAir
FlySafair
Lift
South African Airways
Mango Airlines (Owned by South African Airways, grounded, flying license suspended)
South Sudan
Premier Airlines
Sudan
Badr Airlines
Mid Airlines
Nova Airways
Sudan Airways
Tarco Aviation
Tanzania
Air Tanzania
As Salaam Air
Auric Air
Flightlink
Precision Air
Regional Air
Togo
Asky Airlines
Tunisia
Nouvelair Tunisia
Tunisair
Tunisair Express
Uganda
Uganda Airlines
Zambia
Proflight Zambia
Zambia Airways
Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe
fastjet Zimbabwe
Asia
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For countries in the Middle East, refer to the section below.
Afghanistan
Ariana Afghan Airlines
Kam Air
Armenia
Air Dilijans
Armenia Airways
Armenian Airlines
Fly Arna
Shirak Avia
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Airlines
Buta Airways
Bangladesh
Air Astra
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
NovoAir
Regent Airways
US-Bangla Airlines
Bhutan
Bhutan Airlines
Drukair
Brunei
Royal Brunei Airlines
Cambodia
Cambodia Airways
Cambodia Angkor Air
Lanmei Airlines
Sky Angkor Airlines
China, People's Republic of
9 Air
Air Changan
Air China
Air China Inner Mongolia
Air Guilin
Air Travel
Beijing Airlines
Capital Airlines
Chengdu Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines
China Express Airlines
China Southern Airlines
China United Airlines
Chongqing Airlines
Colorful Guizhou Airlines
Dalian Airlines
Donghai Airlines
Fuzhou Airlines
Genghis Khan Airlines
Grand China Air
GX Airlines
Hainan Airlines
Hebei Airlines
Jiangxi Air
Joy Air
Juneyao Airlines
Kunming Airlines
Longjiang Airlines
Loong Air
Lucky Air
Okay Airways
OTT Airlines
Qingdao Airlines
Ruili Airlines
Shandong Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines
Sichuan Airlines
Spring Airlines
Suparna Airlines
Tianjin Airlines
Tibet Airlines
Urumqi Air
West Air
Xiamen Airlines
Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific
Greater Bay Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Express
Macau
Air Macau
Taiwan
China Airlines
Daily Air
EVA Air
Mandarin Airlines
Starlux Airlines
Tigerair Taiwan
Uni Air
East Timor
Aero Dili
Air Timor
Georgia
Georgian Airways
Georgian National Airlines
India
Air India
Air India Express
AIX Connect
Akasa Air
Alliance Air
Flybig
IndiGo
SpiceJet
Star Air
Vistara
Zoom Air
AirAsia India (AirAsia's HQ is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Jet Airways (Bankrupt, trying, probably will, come back)
JetKonnect (Owned by Jet Airways, bankrupt)
Air Sahara (Rebranded as JetLite when Jet Airways purchased them, merged into JetKonnect, Bankrupt)
Indonesia
Airfast Indonesia
Aviastar
Batik Air
Citilink
EastIndo
Garuda Indonesia
Indonesia AirAsia (AirAsia's HQ is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Indonesia Air Transport
Lion Air
NAM Air
Pelita Air
Premiair
Sriwijaya Air
Super Air Jet
Susi Air
TransNusa
Travira Air
Trigana Air
Wings Air
Japan
Air Do
Air Japan
All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Amakusa Airlines
ANA Wings
Fuji Dream Airlines
Hokkaido Air System
Ibex Airlines
J-Air
Japan Air Commuter
Japan Airlines (JAL)
Japan Transocean Air
New Central Airservice
Oriental Air Bridge
Peach
Ryukyu Air Commuter
Skymark Airlines
Solaseed Air
Spring Airlines Japan
Starflyer
Toki Air
Zipair
Kazakhstan
Air Astana
FlyArystan
Qazaq Air
SCAT Airlines
North Korea
Air Koryo
South Korea
Aero K
Air Busan
Air Premia
Air Seoul
Asiana Airlines
Eastar Jet
Hi Air
Jeju Air
Jin Air
Korean Air
Kyrgyzstan
Aero Nomad
Avia Traffic Company
Air Manas
TezJet
Laos
Lao Airlines
Lao Skyway
Malaysia
AirAsia
AirAsia X
Firefly
Malaysia Airlines
MASwings
MYAirline
Maldives
Beond
Flyme
Maldivian
Manta Air
Trans Maldivian Airways
Mongolia
Aero Mongolia
Eznis Airways
Hunnu Air
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Myanmar
Air KBZ
Air Thanlwin
Golden Myanmar Airlines
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines
Myanmar Airways International
Myanmar National Airlines
Nepal
Buddha Air
Guna Airlines
Himalaya Airlines
Nepal Airlines
Saurya Airlines
Sita Air
Shree Airlines
Tara Air
Yeti Airlines
Palestine
Pakistan
Airblue
AirSial
Fly Jinnah
Pakistan International Airlines
SereneAir
Philippines
AirSWIFT
Cebgo
Cebu Pacific
Interisland Airlines
PAL Express
Philippine Airlines
Royal Air Philippines
SkyJet Airlines
Sunlight Air
Singapore
Scoot
Singapore Airlines
Tigerair (Most connections go through Taipei, Taiwan. Nicknamed Tigerair Taiwan.)
Sri Lanka
Cinnamon Air
FitsAir
SriLankan Airlines
Tajikistan
Somon Air
Thailand
Bangkok Airways
Nok Air
Thai Airways International
Thai AirAsia
Thai Lion air
Turkey
AJet
Corendon Airlines
Fly Kıbrıs
Freebird Airlines
Mavi Gök Airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Southwind Airlines
SunExpress
Tailwind Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Airlines
Uzbekistan
Qanot Sharq Airlines
Silkavia
Uzbekistan Airways
Vietnam
Bamboo Airways
Pacific Airlines
VietJetAir
Vietnam Air Service Company
Vietnam Airlines
Vietravel Airlines
Australasia and the Pacific
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American Samoa
Australia
Air Link
Airnorth
Alliance Airlines
Aviair
Bonza
Eastern Australia Airlines (QantasLink)
Jetstar
Link Airways
Maroomba Airlines
National Jet Systems (QantasLink)
Network Aviation (QantasLink)
Nexus Airlines
Qantas
QantasLink
REX Airlines
Skippers Aviation
Skytrans Airlines
Sunstate Airlines (QantasLink)
Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Regional
Cook Islands
Air Rarotonga
Fiji
Fiji Airways
Fiji Link
French Polynesia
Air Moana
Air Tahiti
Air Tahiti Nui
Guam
Kiribati
Air Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Air Marshall Islands
Nauru
Nauru Airlines
New Caledonia
Air Calédonie
Aircalin
Air Loyauté
New Zealand
Air Chathams
Air New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Belau Air
Papua New Guinea
Air Niugini
Asia Pacific Airlines
Link PNG
PNG Air
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Solomon Airlines
Tonga
Lulutai Airlines
Tuvalu
Air Tuvalu (launching October 2023)
Vanuatu
Air Vanuatu
The Caribbean and Central America
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Anguilla
Anguilla Air Services
Trans Anguilla Airways
Antigua and Barbuda
LIAT
Aruba
Aruba Airlines
Bahamas
Bahamasair
Titanair
Western Air
Barbados
Belize
Maya Island Air
Tropic Air
Bermuda
BermudAir
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cayman Airways
Costa Rica
Sansa Airlines
Cuba
Aerogaviota
Cubana
Curaçao
E-Liner Airways
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Air Century
Arajet
RED Air
SKYhigh
El Salvador
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Air Antilles
Air Caraïbes
Guatemala
TAG Airlines
Haiti
Sunrise Airways
Honduras
Aerolíneas Sosa
AVIATSA
Lanhsa Airlines
Jamaica
Montserrat
FlyMontserrat
Nicaragua
La Costeña
Panama
Air Panama
Copa Airlines
Puerto Rico
Air Flamenco
Seaborne Airlines
Vieques Air Link
Saint Barthélemy
St Barth Commuter
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
SVG Air
Sint Maarten
Winair
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Airlines
Turks and Caicos Islands
InterCaribbean Airways
United States Virgin Islands
Europe
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Albania
Air Albania
Albawings
Andorra
Austria
Austrian Airlines
People's
Belarus
Belavia
Belgium
Brussels Airlines
TUI fly Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Air
Croatia
Croatia Airlines
Trade Air
Cyprus
Cyprus Airways
Tus Airways
Czech Republic
Czech Airlines
SmartWings
Denmark
For Danish territories with home rule, see Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Alsie Express
Copenhagen Air Taxi
Danish Air Transport
SUN-AIR of Scandinavia (British Airways)
Estonia
Marabu Airlines
Nordica
NyxAir
Faroe Islands
Atlantic Airways
Finland
Finnair
Nordic Regional Airlines (Finnair)
France
For DOMs/TOMs, see the sections for French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Air Corsica
Air France
Air France Hop
Amelia International
ASL Airlines France
Chalair Aviation
Corsair
Finist'air
French Bee
La Compagnie
Lorizon Aircraft
Twin Jet
AirAustral
Germany
Aero Dienst
Avanti Air
Condor
Eurowings
FLN Frisia Luftverkehr
Lufthansa
Lufthansa CityLine
OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst
Private Wings Flugcharter
Sundair
Sylt Air
TUI fly Deutschland
Lufthansa Cargo
Gibraltar
Greece
Aegean Airlines
Air Mediterranean
Bluebird Airways
Olympic Air
Sky Express
Greenland
Air Greenland
Guernsey
Air Alderney
Hungary
SmartWings Hungary
Wizz Air
Iceland
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Icelandair
Ireland, Republic of
Aer Lingus
ASL Airlines Ireland
CityJet
Ryanair
Stobart Air
Isle of Man
Italy
Aeroitalia
Air Dolomiti
Alidaunia
ITA Airways
Neos
Sky Alps
Jersey
Kosovo
Latvia
airBaltic
SmartLynx Airlines
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Global Jet Luxembourg
Luxair
Luxaviation
Malta
Air Malta
Freebird Airlines Europe
Medavia
Malta Air
Moldova
Air Moldova
Monaco
Heli Air Monaco
Montenegro
Air Montenegro
Netherlands
Corendon Dutch Airlines
KLM
KLM Cityhopper
Transavia
TUI fly Netherlands
North Macedonia
Star Airlines
Norway
Fonnafly
Flyr
Norse Atlantic Airways
Norwegian Air Norway
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Scandinavian Airlines
Sundt Air
Widerøe
Poland
Buzz
Enter Air
FlyJet
IBEX
LOT Charters
LOT Polish Airlines
SkyTaxi
Sprint Air (formerly Air Polonia Cargo, Sky Express, Direct Fly)
Portugal
Orbest
Portugália
SATA Air Acores
SATA International
TAP Portugal
White
Romania
Blue Air
Carpatair
Jet Tran Air
TAROM
Russia
2nd Arkhangelsk Aviation Enterprise
AeroBratsk
Aeroflot
Alrosa-Avia
Angara Airlines
Avcom
Aviastar-TU
Chukotavia
Gazpromavia
Izhavia
Kazan Air Enterprise
Komiaviatrans
NordStar
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Polet Airlines
Red Wings Airlines
Rossiya
S7 Airlines
Smartavia
Ural Airlines
UTair Aviation
Volga-Dnepr
Vologda Aviation Enterprise
Vostok Aviation Company
Yakutia Airlines
Yamal Airlines
San Marino
Serbia
Air Serbia
Airpink
Slovakia
Aero Slovakia
AirExplore
SAM Air
SmartWings Slovakia
Slovenia
Solinair
Spain
Air Este
Air Europa
Air Europa Express
Air Granada
Air Horizont
Air Nostrum
Air Pack Express
Alaire
Audeli Air
Binter Canarias
BKS Air
CanaryFly
Cygnus Air
Evelop Airlines
Euro Continental Air
Fly LPI
FlyAnt
Iberia
Iberia Express
Iberojet
Ibertrans Aérea
Naysa Aerotaxis
OrionAir
Serair
Swiftair
Volotea
Vueling
Vuelos Mediterraneo
Wamos Air
Zorex Air Transport
Sweden
Braathens Airways (BRA)
International Business Air
Kullaflyg
Norwegian Air Sweden
Novair
Snålskjuten
Stockholmsplanet
Sundsvallsflyg
TUIfly Nordic (previously Britannia Nordic)
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
Sparrow Aviation (Bankrupt)
Switzerland
Air Glaciers
Air Prishtina
Club Airways International
Connect Air
easyJet Switzerland
Edelweiss Air
Helvetic Airways
Jet Aviation
Ju-Air
Swiss International Air Lines
Ukraine
Air Kharkov
Air Urga
Constanta Airline
Motor Sich Airlines
Podilia-Avia
Ukraine International Airlines
Yuzhmashavia
United Kingdom
Air Atlantique
Aurigny
Blue Islands
British Airways
Eastern Airways
easyJet
Isles of Scilly Skybus
Jet2.com
Loganair
Lydd Air
Titan Airways
TUI Airways
Virgin Atlantic
Wizz Air UK
McIntyre Airways
Middle East
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Bahrain
Gulf Air
Iran
Aria Tour
Ata Airlines
Atrak Airlines
Caspian Airlines
Iran Air
Iran Aseman Airlines
Iran Airtours
Kish Air
Mahan Air
Meraj Airlines
Pouya Air
Qeshm Air
Safat Airlines
Saha Airlines
Sahand Airlines
Sepehran Airlines
Simorgh Airlines
Taban Airlines
Tehran Air
Varesh Airlines
Zagros Airlines
Iraq
FlyErbil
Iraqi Airways
Israel
Arkia Airlines
Chim-Nir Aviation
El Al
Israir
Orange Aviation
Sun D'Or
Jordan
Jordan Aviation
Raya Jet
Royal Jordanian
Kuwait
Jazeera Airways
Kuwait Airways
Lebanon
Lebanese Air Transport
Middle East Airlines
Oman
Oman Air
SalamAir
Qatar
Qatar Airways
Saudi Arabia
Flyadeal
Nesma Airlines
Saudia
SaudiGulf Airlines
flynas
Syria
Cham Wings Airlines
FlyDamas
Kinda Airlines
Syrian Air
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Aviation
Aerovista Airlines
Air Arabia
Aria Air
Emirates
Etihad Airways
flydubai
Pluto Airlines
Reem Air
Royal Jet
StarJet
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Yemen
Felix Airways
Yemenia
North America
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Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada Express
Air Canada Jazz
Air Canada Jetz
Air Canada Rouge
Air Creebec
Air Inuit
Air Liaison
Air North
Air Nunavut
Air Saguenay
Air Tindi
Air Transat
Aklak Air
Alkan Air
Alta Flights
Bearskin Airlines
Buffalo Airways
Calm Air
Canada Jetlines
Canadian Metro Airlines
Canadian North
Central Mountain Air
Canadian Helicopters
Chorno Aviation
Cloud Air
Cougar Helicopters
Exact Air
Exploits Valley Air Services
First Air
Flair Airlines
FlyGTA Airlines
Harbour Air
HeliJet
KD Air
KF Cargo
Keewatin Air
Kenn Borek Air
Keystone Air Service
Kivalliq Air
Lakeland Aviation
Nolinor Aviation
Northwestern Air
Pacific Coastal Airlines
PAL Airlines
Perimeter Aviation
Porter Airlines
Prince Edward Air
R1 Airlines (formerly Regional 1)
SkyLink Aviation
SkyLink Express
Summit Air
Sunwest Aviation
Sunwing Airlines
Swoop
Thunder Airlines
Tofino Air
Transwest Air
Vancouver Island Air
Voyageur Airways
Wasaya Airways
West Coast Air
West Wind Aviation
WestJet
White River Air
Greenland
Air Greenland
Mexico
Aero California
Aero Cuahonte
Aerolitoral
Aeromar
Aeroméxico
Aeroméxico Connect
Calafia Airlines
Global Air
Interjet
Mexicana
Nova Air
Republicair
Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente (SARO)
TAR Aerolíneas
VivaAerobus
Volaris
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Air Saint-Pierre
United States
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Advanced Air
Air Sunshine
Air Wisconsin
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Central Express
Allegiant Air
American Airlines
American Eagle
Ameristar Jet Charter
Avelo Airlines
Bemidji Airlines
Bering Air
Berry Aviation
Bighorn Airways
Big Island Air
Boutique Air
Breeze Airways
Cape Air
Colorado Airways
CommutAir
Contour Airlines
Crystal Airways
Delta Air Lines
Delta Private Charters
Denver Air Connection
Diamond International Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Endeavor Air
Envoy Air
Everts Air
Expressjet Airlines
Flight Express
Flight International
Freight Runners Express
Frontier Airlines
FS Air Service
Gem Air
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX Airlines)
GoJet Airlines
Grand Canyon Airlines
Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines
Grant Aviation
Griffling Flying Service
Hawaiian Airlines
Hornet Airlines
Horizon Air
iAero Airways
I-Jet Caribbean
Inland Aviation Services
Island Airways
jetBlue Airways
JSX
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System
Kalitta Charters
Kenmore Air
Key Lime Air
Key West Airlines
Louisiana Airways
Merlin Airways
Mesa Airlines
Mexus Airlines
Mokulele Airlines
Nantucket Airlines
National Airlines
New England Airlines
Northern Pacific Airways
Omni Air International
Penobscot Air
Piedmont Airlines
Pinnacle Airlines
PSA Airlines
Reliant Air
Republic Airways
Salmon Air
San Juan Airlines
Servant Air
Sierra Pacific Airlines
Silver Airways
Skagway Air Service
Sky King Airlines
Skyway Enterprises
SkyWest Airlines
Southern Airways Express
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
Sportsflight Airways
Surf Air
Sun Country Airlines
Sundance Air
Sunship1 Airlines
Superior Aviation
Taquan Air
Taos Air
Tradewind Aviation
Trans States Airlines
Ultimate Jet
United Airlines
United Express
Utah Airways
USA Jet Airlines
Pan American World Airways/Pan Am (Bankrupt)
Victory Air Transport
Wagner Airways
Warbelow's Air Ventures
West Air
Wright Air Service
Xtra Airways
South America
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